The Gym, Sunday Early Morning

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Ino was at the gym bright and early. In theory she was waiting for Liir, but really Ino had no idea how they were supposed to train with Andrew-bunny nearly surgically attached to her big brother.

It was cute, yes. But it did rather put a crimp in any physical training for the day.

Ah well. Maybe they'd work on his meditation instead? Ino shook her head and fell to practicing her taijutsu, hand-to-hand, combat while she waited for him.

[Ino is here for Liir, but totally open for any of your gymish or Inoish needs.]

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He walked in only a few minutes after her, smiling faintly. The bunny was in his pocket on Liir's bag, though asleep.

"Morning," he said cheerfully. "I'm glad you're here. I missed my session with you last week."

He very very carefully put the bag down, laying the strap of it (and the bunny within) on the top with the utmost gentleness. Then he turned and smiled at her.

"What're we doing today?"

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Huh. Ino watched him put Andrew-bunny down, almost surprised.

"Morning to you too," she retorted cheerfully, "and I've got no idea, actually. I wasn't sure what you were planning with Andrew-bunny being the way he is so I didn't actually decide beforehand what to do today."

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"He's asleep," he said. "And I can watch him just fine from here. I have put him down, you know."

That came with a smile.

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"I have eyes, you know." Ino stuck her tongue out at him. "I was just surprised, that's all."

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"I know how fragile rabbits can be," was all he said to that, smirking her way as he waggled a finger at her. "Thankfully, many of those problems are solved just because it's Andrew in there and he can still think like himself."

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"Not, mind, that much thinking is required while you're sleeping." She grinned. "Anything in specific you wanted to go over, or shall we just do more stances?"

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"No," he agreed. "But Andrew won't startle himself to death if awakened."

Of which he was very glad.

"And we can go on. Stances, more of them. As many as you can teach."

He was in better spirits today.

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"Yeah... that'd be... bad." Putting it lightly.

She raised her eyebrows, grinning. "Shouldn't that be 'as many as you can learn'?"

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He shook his head.

"Then we'd be stuck on the same one all day," he said with a laugh, quite obviously kidding.

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"Oh, you," she said and rolled her eyes at him. "Get to stretching, honestly. Before I have to do something drastic."

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He dropped down into the first stretch with another laugh.

"Drastic? Will you tickle me? Make me eat fish?"

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"Both!" Ino declared. "And dye everything you own orange."

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He honest to goodness pouted.

"You wouldn't really, would you?"

It's amazing how young he can look with those sad green eyes.

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Ino wavered. "Well..." she hedged, "maybe I'd just dye your sheets orange."

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He beamed.

"Well, that's fine. I'd be all right with that. I'm asleep when I see those."

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"You can't see them if you're asleep, that's totally unfair. It should be something that'll make you wince at least a bit."

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"I'll have to wash them," he pointed out. "And they will be the first thing I see when I wake. Would that do?"

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"It might," she said, considering it, "but will you cringe at them?"

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"Almost certainly every morning," he said. "Especially while Andrew isn't there to improve the aesthetic."

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"Hmmmmm..." Ino grinned at him. "I'll keep that in mind if I've got to do anything drastic."

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He looked sideways at her before getting to the rest of his stretches.

Then he stood, stretched his shoulders once more, and looked at her expectantly.

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"Alright," she grinned, "now, I'm sure you remember were we ended last time, so let's go from there."

Ino slipped into the stance, clearly expecting him to do the same. "And now, from here, it flows into this stance..." she carefully suited her words to actions, making sure to keep her speed to what she knew he could follow.

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He moved with her to the first, then slowed down his way to the second. Broke it down. Repeated it again. And finally did it at the same pace as she had.

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She smiled, a proud silly little smile that'd make her totally blush to be caught out on.

"Then from there, it's generally best to try this one..." she continued, moving into another stance so he could follow her.

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He approached every stance the same say: broke it down piece by piece, worked out how to move between the pieces, learned to increase the speed, and finally perform it as she did.

He, luckily, didn't notice the smile. He was busy concentrating.